My noctilux lens. Photo

Will the dang take off much on this lens.. obviously it got dropped.. but other than that it has perfect glass.. 1968 so first production..

 

Thank you

 

 

The ding in the filter ring can be repaired, have a competent shop do the repair and test the lens to make sure all the elements are centered.

 

Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics

 

In the UK, full machine shop for rebuilding lenses. You can send Chris an Email and ask for his opinion.

 

Personally: I would have Chris at Skyllaney fix the ring, test the lens, and sell on consignment. Skyllaney is building a good reputation for custom lens work and has a clientele building up. 20% consignment would be reasonable for a shop selling the lens for you. They likely have existing customers that will jump at this lens.

 

Ebay- someone likely to jump at ripping this lens off of you.

 

You can check out their projects on Instagram.

 

I sent two lenses to Chris as a gift, has been sitting in my boxes for years. A 1928 4cm F1.4 Biotar and a 1950s Wollensak 35/2 Raptar. No focus mount on either, he converted them to M-Mount. They based some of their services on the conversions that I used to do with Zeiss Sonnars, converting to Leica mount.

Thank you very much for your indepth reply i will contact chris

 

 

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The ding in the filter ring can be repaired, have a competent shop do the repair and test the lens to make sure all the elements are centered.

 

Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics

 

In the UK, full machine shop for rebuilding lenses. You can send Chris an Email and ask for his opinion.

 

Personally: I would have Chris at Skyllaney fix the ring, test the lens, and sell on consignment. Skyllaney is building a good reputation for custom lens work and has a clientele building up. 20% consignment would be reasonable for a shop selling the lens for you. They likely have existing customers that will jump at this lens.

 

Ebay- someone likely to jump at ripping this lens off of you.

 

You can check out their projects on Instagram.

 

I sent two lenses to Chris as a gift, has been sitting in my boxes for years. A 1928 4cm F1.4 Biotar and a 1950s Wollensak 35/2 Raptar. No focus mount on either, he converted them to M-Mount. They based some of their services on the conversions that I used to do with Zeiss Sonnars, converting to Leica mount.

From the first image I can see the self timer on your M4 is partially set....never a good sign, especially if it sat like that for a long time. Those are cameras I let others take a chance on....

The M4 will most likely need to be serviced- and you will likely get a better price after it is done. At least from the Photo- it looks to be in good cosmetic condition and the finder looks clean.

The timer has not worked for years ..

If the camera works otherwise, the price of a CLA and shipping will rarely be recouped when selling.